Comedy ·Drama · Australia · 1996 · 1h 36m

Floating Life

浮生

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Director
Clara Law
Cast
Annette Shun Wah as Yen Chan Annie Liu On-Lai as Bing Chan Anthony Brandon Wong as Gar Ming Edwin Pang as Pa Heung-Sing Lee as Mum Toby Wong Chun-Lam as Yue
Crew
Dion Beebe — Director of Photography Suresh Ayyar — Editor Davood A. Tabrizi — Original Music Composer Eddie Fong Ling-Ching — Screenplay Clara Law — Screenplay Bridget Ikin — Producer
Tagline

Moving East to West has turned their lives...upside down

Synopsis

An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career. Meanwhile their eldest daughter lives in Germany and their eldest son remains in Hong Kong. The film explores the different ways the family members cope with isolation and alienation.

Mood & Themes
sydney, australiadepressionhong kongmiscarriagegenerationalwoman directorchinese diaspora
Key Collaborators
Clara Law Director Dion Beebe Director of Photography Suresh Ayyar Editor Davood A. Tabrizi Original Music Composer Eddie Fong Ling-Ching Screenplay Clara Law Screenplay Bridget Ikin Producer Kenneth Yee Production Design
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